Improve outcomes? Like make the drug addict stop being a drug addict? If so, you misunderstand the point of being kind.

If you want to maximize outcomes I have a solution that guarantees 100% that the person stops being a drug addict. The u.s. are currently on their way there and there's absolutely no empathy involved.

At a societal level, the point isn’t to be kind. The point is to be effective.